Risk-Adjusted CABG Readmission Rate
Risk adjusted percentage of Medicare FFS beneficiaries aged 65 and older who undergo isolated coronary artery bypass grafting and are discharged alive but have a subsequent acute care hospital inpatient admission within 30 days of the date of discharge from the CABG hospitalization.
Measure Info
ACP supports th is measure because it captures a targeted denominator (fee-for-service Medicare patients, ages 65 and older) and uses the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk-adjustment, which has a strong base of clinical data.